Questão jurídica principal
Whether refusal of full access to the confidential report violated the right to be heard
Decisão extraída
The file-access restriction was lawful because overriding private interests and witness protection justified secrecy, and partial redaction would not reliably protect identities.
Fundamentação extraída
The court held that access may be denied under Art. 27 VwVG when private confidentiality interests prevail, but only after balancing interests and using the least intrusive measure. Here the applicant had shown violent conduct toward his wife, so disclosure could endanger the informant; the authority also disclosed the essential content and did not rely on the hidden document.